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cheek
Overview of noun cheek
The noun cheek has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (22) cheek -- (either side of the face below the eyes)
2. impudence, cheek, impertinence -- (an impudent statement)
3. buttock, cheek -- (either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump)
4. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek -- (impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty")
Overview of verb cheek
The verb cheek has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cheek -- (speak impudently to)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cheek
4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
=> feature, lineament
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
impudence, cheek, impertinence
=> disrespect, discourtesy
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
=> aggressiveness
=> drive
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun cheek
1 of 4 senses of cheek
Sense 4
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
=> audacity, audaciousness
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cheek
4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
=> feature, lineament
Sense 2
impudence, cheek, impertinence
=> disrespect, discourtesy
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
=> body part
Sense 4
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
=> aggressiveness
Antonyms of noun cheek
Member Holonyms of noun cheek
Substance Holonyms of noun cheek
Part Holonyms of noun cheek
2 of 4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
PART OF: face, human face
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
PART OF: torso, trunk, body
Member Meronyms of noun cheek
Substance Meronyms of noun cheek
Part Meronyms of noun cheek
2 of 4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
HAS PART: cheek muscle, buccinator muscle, musculus buccinator
HAS PART: buccal artery, arteria buccalis
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
HAS PART: gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute
Meronyms of noun cheek
2 of 4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
HAS PART: cheek muscle, buccinator muscle, musculus buccinator
HAS PART: buccal artery, arteria buccalis
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
HAS PART: gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute
Holonyms of noun cheek
2 of 4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
PART OF: face, human face
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
PART OF: torso, trunk, body
Attributes of noun cheek
Derived Forms of noun cheek
2 of 4 senses of cheek
Sense 2
impudence, cheek, impertinence
RELATED TO>(verb) cheek#1
=> cheek
Sense 4
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
RELATED TO>(adj) cheeky#1
=> brash, cheeky, nervy
RELATED TO>(verb) cheek#1
=> cheek
Domain of noun cheek
Domain Terms of noun cheek
Familiarity of noun cheek
cheek used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun cheek
4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
> feature, lineament
=> chin, mentum
=> brow, forehead
=> temple
=> cheek
=> jowl
=> jaw
Sense 2
impudence, cheek, impertinence
> disrespect, discourtesy
=> abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification
=> derision
=> ridicule
=> contempt, scorn
=> disparagement, depreciation, derogation
=> impudence, cheek, impertinence
=> blasphemy
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
> body part
=> saddle
=> underpart
=> horseback
=> dock
=> ambulacrum
=> withers
=> cannon, shank
=> loin, lumbus
=> hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump
=> gaskin
=> flank
=> thorax
=> apparatus
=> adnexa, annexa
=> area, region
=> dilator
=> groove, vallecula
=> septum
=> external body part
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> fornix
=> system
=> ampulla
=> tissue
=> mentum
=> organ
=> venter
=> energid, protoplast
=> process, outgrowth, appendage
=> lobe
=> rectum
=> shoulder
=> torso, trunk, body
=> thorax, chest, pectus
=> breast
=> thorax
=> hip
=> haunch
=> abdomen, venter, stomach, belly
=> dorsum
=> back, dorsum
=> small
=> buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
=> buttock, cheek
=> stump
=> shank
=> shin
=> toe
=> joint, articulation, articulatio
=> loins
=> feature, lineament
=> rudiment
Sense 4
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
> aggressiveness
=> competitiveness, fight
=> combativeness, militance, militancy
=> intrusiveness, meddlesomeness, officiousness
=> boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
Meronyms of noun cheek
4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
HAS PART: cheek muscle, buccinator muscle, musculus buccinator
HAS PART: buccal artery, arteria buccalis
=> feature, lineament
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
HAS PART: gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun cheek
2 of 4 senses of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
PART OF: face, human face
PART OF: head, caput
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
PART OF: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
PART OF: homo, man, human being, human
Sense 3
buttock, cheek
PART OF: torso, trunk, body
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
Grep of noun cheek
cheek
cheek muscle
cheek pouch
cheekbone
cheekiness
cheekpiece
Antonyms of verb cheek
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cheek
1 sense of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
=> talk, speak
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cheek
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cheek
1 sense of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
=> talk, speak
'Cause To' of verb cheek
Derived Forms of verb cheek
1 sense of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
RELATED TO>(noun) cheek#2
=> impudence, cheek, impertinence
RELATED TO>(noun) cheek#4
=> boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
Domain of verb cheek
Domain Terms of verb cheek
Familiarity of verb cheek
cheek used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb cheek
1 sense of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb cheek
1 sense of cheek
Sense 1
cheek
> talk, speak
=> continue, go on, carry on, proceed
=> hold forth, discourse, dissertate
=> pontificate
=> orate
=> talk down
=> spiel
=> dogmatize, dogmatise
=> cheek
=> level
=> talk turkey
=> monologuize, monologuise, soliloquize, soliloquise
=> converse, discourse
=> chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
=> dish the dirt, gossip
=> rap
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cheek
Sense 1
cheek
=> talk, speak
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Grep of verb cheek
cheek
Grep of adj cheek
cheeky
tongue-in-cheek
Grep of adv cheek
cheek by jowl
cheekily
tongue-in-cheek
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